Published on , by Matt Stiles, September 6th 2011, 12:34:00 pm
Back in May I compared the weather in my former town, Austin, Texas, to my current home, Washington, DC. Now that I’ve lived through a summer here, I’ve revisited the topic with two simple line charts.
This first chart shows monthly averages. As you can see, Austin experienced 100-degree average high temperatures in July and August (with little rain), setting the stage for the destructive wild fires spreading around the city.
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Here’s a day-by-day comparison:
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Data source: Weather Underground | Download: Days | Months